How To Find An Office Wife

It's the most important work relationship you'll ever have: your office wife. She's the one with whom you can gossip and talk about things like salaries. You likely have some made-up form of communication that is only understood by the two of you (and perhaps a few of your cubicle buddies who have cracked some of your inside jokes).

But, just as with your real wife, the relationship takes work — in order for it to succeed, certain rules must be followed. Seth Stevenson has outlined these rules in GQ's guide on how to score an office wife. One of his tips is to make sure one of you is married in real life, because the goal of having an office marriage is to provide the companionship and commitment characteristic of a husband-wife relationship, while downplaying the passion, because that can lead to an office romance, which is another story. Other tips include how to avoid polygamous work marriages and stick to your organizational hierarchy.